What is the difference between failing to reject the null hypothesis and having evidence to support the alternative hypothesis?

The prompt question is, What is the difference between failing to reject the null hypothesis and having evidence to support the alternative hypothesis?

To answer this question be sure to:

1. Define the null hypothesis (what is the definition?).

2. Explain what failing to reject the null hypothesis means. (Explain the mistake (type 1 or type 2 error) you made and its implications).

3. Explain what having evidence to support the alternative hypothesis means. What statistically do you use as proof to support the alternative hypothesis? Please discuss statistical significance.

4. Explain what the difference is between “failing to reject the null hypothesis” (making an error) and “having evidence to support the alternative hypothesis.”

5. Include all the rubric requirements including the one where you include personal or professional experience as laboratory worker with a scholarly reference to support your opinion or experience. Remember that if you do not have any experience with this topic then select a scholarly journal article about the topic, read it and report what you learned. Be sure to include the reference for the article on the reference page and the text citation for it in the body of your paper.

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